Author archive: Sarah Clark

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Sarah is NFCW's editor.

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Transit Ticketing Today

ITSO reports on the role of transit ticketing in mobility-as-a-service solutions

By Sarah Clark • • nfcw.com
Covershot: Why ITSO plays a fundamental role in the development of Mobility as a Service

Integrating smart transit tickets into mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions holds the promise of allowing consumers to easily plan and pay for journeys that make use of a full range of public transportation, bike, taxi, rideshare and other mobility options, UK ticketing standards body ITSO explains in a white paper now available to download from the NFCW Knowledge Centre.... More

India’s Icici Bank launches open banking portal

By Sarah Clark • • Updated • nfcw.com

Icici Bank launches India’s largest API banking portal with nearly 250 APIs — Icici Bank — “The Icici Bank API Banking portal, which consists of 250 APIs, enables developers of prospective partner companies across the globe to seamlessly sign up on it, create an application, select the application, test it out and get the sample code. With this, businesses, fintechs, corporates and e-commerce start-ups can easily partner with the Bank and co- create innovative customer solutions in a frictionless manner, all from the convenience of a single portal.”

What's New in Payments

Malaysian government offers cash incentives to mobile payments users

By Sarah Clark • • Updated • nfcw.com

Overwhelming response on first day of RM30 e-Tunai initiative — The Star — “The claims for the e-Tunai Rakyat initiative kicked off today with Touch ‘n Go eWallet, Boost and GrabPay selected to be the service providers for the project… Malaysians aged 18 and above and who earn less than RM100,000 (US$24,533) annually will be eligible to receive RM30 (US$7.36) each through any of the participating e-wallets.”

Transit Ticketing Today

Apple Pay users report double-charging issue on New York subway

By Sarah Clark • • Updated • nfcw.com

Some NYC subway riders are accidentally getting double-charged because of Apple Pay — The Verge — “Some people have the Express Transit feature enabled, but are still using their MetroCard to pay for rides. While swiping their MetroCard, their iPhones are somehow coming into contact with the reader, either because they were holding it in their hands or through a pocket or purse, the MTA suspects.”

Transit Ticketing Today

Caltrain to introduce mobile ticketing app

By Sarah Clark • • Updated • nfcw.com

Caltrain launches new Caltrain mobile ticketing app — Caltrain — “On February 10, Caltrain will launch Caltrain Mobile, the rail agency’s official mobile ticketing application that allows riders to purchase and activate tickets from their smart phone devices… The app offers One-Way, Day Pass and Zone Upgrade digital tickets for adults and passengers who qualify for discounted fare.”

What's New in Payments

NXP reports on biometric payment cards

By Sarah Clark • • Updated • nfcw.com
Covershot: What's next for payment cards

Biometric cards equipped with built-in fingerprint sensors have the potential to make payments both safer and easier, but the technology is still new and there are critical elements that need to be put in place to ensure widespread adoption, NXP explains in a white paper now available to download from the NFCW Knowledge Centre... More